Suicide Cliff Saipan
During the Battle of Saipan (15.6.1944 - 9.7.1944) many hundreds of Japanese citizens and soldiers jumped from this cliff towards a certain death. Today there is a memorial on top of the mountain, which commemorates those who ended their lifes this way.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kerry G. Hill
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Monument
- Memorial Suicide Cliff - Saipan
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Cemetery
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Fortification
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